Dicrastylis kumarinensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dicrastylis |
| Species: | D. kumarinensis
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Dicrastylis kumarinensis is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae.[4] It is endemic to Western Australia.[4]
Description[edit]
Dicrastylis kumarinensis is an erect shrub, growing from 40 cm to 80 cm high, in red sands, on hillsides and rangelands. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section, and have no peltate scales. The opposite and entire leaves are 1.5-11.5 cm long by 3–15 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3-3.5 mm long. The flowers stalks are 1.5–3 mm long, and have both dendritic and peltate scale hairs. The calyx has five lobes (1.5-2.7 mm long), and is covered in dendritic hairs, and the yellow, white or cream corolla is 4.5–6 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are five stamens. The flowering time is uncertain and may be in month of the year.[3]
It is found in Beard's Eremaean Province.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was first described by Barbara Lynette Rye in 2007 as Dicrastylis kumarinensis, from a specimen (PERTH 01869175) collected in 1978 by A.A. Mitchell, just north of Kumarina, a Western Australian town which gave the specific epithet, kumarensis ("from Kumarina").[1][2] There are no synonyms.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Dicrastylis kumarinensis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b B.L. Rye (2007). "A review of the sectional classification of Dicrastylis (Lamiaceae: Chloantheae) and four new arid-zone species from Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 17: 315–317, Figs 1C, 5. doi:10.58828/NUY00484. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730354. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Dicrastylis kumarinensis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Govaerts, R., et al. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis kumarinensis Rye". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.